Improvement in razor-strops



UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE...

JACOB WOLF, OF FORT MADISON, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN RAZOR-STROPS.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 37,840, daed March 3, 1863.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JACOB WOLF, of Fort Madison, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Metallic Razor-Strop; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, in Which- Figure l represents a longitudinal vertical section of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference in both views indicate corresponding parts.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and Operation with refeence to the drawings.

A represents a plate Ot' sheet-zinc, which is iirmly secured to a frame or handle, B, formed similar to the handle of an ordinary razorstrop. Said frame may be made of a solid block of wood, and the plate A, which is fastened to it at its ends by tacks or screws a, or in any other .desirable manner, may rest on its upper surface from end to end, or the frame may be hollowed out so as to form a case or receptacle for the razor, and the plate A may be attached to its top by means of a swivel or in any other suitable manner, so that it can be turned out ofthe way when it is desired to take the razor out Or put it in. To the opposite side of the frame B an ordinary leather strop, C, may be attached.

In using my metallic razor-strop the razor is moved toward the cutting-edge, instead of moving it in the opposite direction, as is generally done in Ordinary leather strops to prevent them getiing cut by accident, awkwardness, or carelessness, and if the metal plate A is kept clean, its eiect on said cutting-edge is much superior to that et' ordinary leather strops, and the razor can be kept sharp and in Ef rood order without the aid of a stone, or any other means commonly used for this purpose. The metal plate A will last for many years, it is not liable to be cut in sharpening the razor, and its rst cost will certainly notl exceed that of au ordinary leather strop. The metallic plate is made of polished zinc, and its effect upon the blade of a cutting instrument is to produce a iiner edge than any leather or elastic strop.

My improvement may be used dry, without oil or any moisture, and either the motion before mentioned, or that commonly given to the razor in sharpening it upon a strop or hone, may be employed.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent as an improved article of manufacture- A razor-strop provided with a surface of polished zinc, as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

J AGOB WOLF.

Witnesses J NO. VAN VALKENBURG, ROBER'L` A. RUSSELL. 

